Tag Archives: nature

Slipping into Shade

Posted on November 11, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Among golden leaves Puddles of late autumn light Slip into cold shade

Posted in elemental, nature photo, verse | Tagged Autumn, change, Haiku, nature, poetry, shadow, silhouette, tree, woodland | 23 Comments

Autumn Treats

Posted on November 3, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Walking out into the woods I found Autumn had cast her golden spell across the land. Everything green was now dipped in shimmering coppers and bronze, and the long low shadows drew lines across the earth. The light was … Continue reading →

Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness | Tagged Autumn, change, keaves, life, mindfulness, nature, postaday, spiritual, trees, woodland | 38 Comments

Places to be Happy

Posted on October 13, 2015 by greenmackenzie

In my garden playing ball with my dogs, always makes me happy, even if I’ve been having a terrible day. The dogs pull me right into the joy of the here and now, and away from too much thinking nonsense. … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, mindfulness, weekly photo challenge | Tagged dogs, happy, health, mindfulness, nature, peace, photography, postaday, relaxation, slowing down, spiritual | 50 Comments

Summers Decline

Posted on October 6, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Summer falls from us Sipping rose tea heedlessly As the dark creeps in

Posted in change, mindfulness, poem | Tagged change, garden, Haiku, mindfulness, nature, poetry, postaday, relaxation, summer, tea | 20 Comments

Autumn Balance

Posted on September 30, 2015 by greenmackenzie

The Equinox has come and gone, and yet summer light lingers on in soft warm pools. Shimmering within translucent pink petals, and in long streaks between the shadows. The light is low and long, reaching in and below awareness, touching … Continue reading →

Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness | Tagged balance, change, earth, equinox, flowers, light, mindfulness, nature, photography, relaxation, summer | 58 Comments

Connection to Self

Posted on September 6, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Sometimes when the noise and activity of life becomes too much, it’s good to turn away from it all and head to the hills. To walk further and further from the demands and needs of the world of others, … Continue reading →

Posted in change, mindfulness, weekly photo challenge | Tagged healing, landscape, love, mindfulness, nature, philosophy, photography, postaday, relaxation, self love, spiritual | 23 Comments

Beautiful Death

Posted on August 7, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Death, a place feared by most, is given a beautiful home here beneath the sacred mountains of Skye. Lapped by the eternally shifting tides and glittering waves of the ocean, and folded softly beneath a buttercup sea. The soft … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient sites, Celtic, spiritual | Tagged ancestors, Celtic, change, death, dying, earth, fairy mound, floers, graveyard, Isle of Skye, magic, mindfulness, nature, scotland, spiritual | 30 Comments

Summer Trolls

Posted on June 15, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Summer is here, and the stone trolls are peeping out from beneath her green and floral skirts. Lured out into the warmth and light they share a tale or two of the deep dark earth. Can you see them, … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient sites, Celtic, mythology, nature photo, travel | Tagged healing wells, Isle of Skye, magic, myths, nature, photography, sacred, scotland, stones, trolls | 58 Comments

Cool Serenity

Posted on January 19, 2015 by greenmackenzie

All night a wild storm had pulled and pushed the world, lifting tiles off the roof and snapping branches from the trees. The storm had a loud cold voice, and the windows had rattled in their frames as the snow … Continue reading →